Automobile window mechanism



March 17, 1925.

s. SIMON AUTOMOBILE WINDOW MECHANISM Filed July 2. 1923 A TTORNEYPatented Mar. 17, 1925..`

UNITED sra TES y .SAMUEL simon-ger .KANsas ..cirY.M1ssoUBI.

j AUTOMOBILE' WINDOW MEoHANIsM.

Application "iled `VJir1y`2, 1523. Serial No A`649032f ToaZZ whom tmag/feofrwem: Beit fknown .th-atl, SAMUEL SIMONfaicitizenoi" the UnitedStates, residing at Kansas City, inl thefcounty :oiilaclrsontandState-.of

Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAutomobile "Window ltec'hanism'; and lido declare ithe '-t'oiloivingtobe .a full, clear,1and exact description of 'the invention, such .as:will enable othersskilled in .the artato which iitnppertains yto @makeand use then-same, ireference being had to the :accompanyingedrawings,

and to the letters andtigures of .reference marked thereon, which:torina part of 'this specification. `A

This invention relates yto Window sash hangers and lwindow sash.fastening oneens, being particularly applicable :toriuse rin connection .Witlifmotoravehicles and it is, iitliere fore, .-illustratedzasa qiartvota nnotor :Vehicle so constructed that thevuplperportionthereof,

constitutes `a Window trame sin Aavhieh 'ane slidiable saslies,yieldingiy .supported trema rail soT that tlie'windowsasliesmaytheireadily moved `longituid-in'ally of .fthe vehicle,dine` sashes being so constructed, fliowevei,itliat they may he ammed orfoneed @into frictional Vcontact with the lower frail of ithe fname so.that they are fheld iagaimt sliding movement, "whereby 'liability l; of@noise from vibration will eliminated'. P'rior sto imy invention, motor`vehiciles shave' ibeen construeted with .sliding iwinrlowsbr soaca'lledcurtains Lwhich *have longitudinal. ;;1nove' ment, butthere 'have bee-nfob] actions nto fth'ese because the Iframes Warped, :niaekingit .dirticult to slide `the :curiainsiin soineficases, and in still other .casesthere `was teo niuch qlay between the sashes and the frames which causedunnecessary mttictor'yibmbionlin transit. 'Eherelhave istil]tunthertobjeetions which fare iunnecessaiy tto intention here.t'fsuicestoafy thatzaccondingetozmy invention, vfthe sashes can ireadiiyslide ziipon their supponting :rails butcan aise -1 loe meld rigid.when-it usa-so desired, soatbat itheiob# ject-ienable :rattle `will notbes'piiesent.

The novelfconstruction' will byire'erence .toi-the oilowingdescm'iptiounn connection withthe :accompanying drawings, in Which Fig.1 is a slightly elevational View of a motor vehicle to Which myinvention is applied, part of the topI being broken away to show therelation ot the suspending means and the locking means;

F-ig.,v 2 a fragmentary, Perspective 4view of *Window -rainefor sash,linngsinaccordance with @my "invention,

iFig. 3 yis end viewoftwosashes 1;- g .\z 1c geen end .view otonesash,rvshowinig the ilockaneans in fposi'tion';

Fig. '5 is an wenlaigged sectionalV view throughfone-.of the-hangersgandl Fig. 6 `is ga detailed, perspective view "of 'tlielock l Referringln'oW to vthe drawings' "by numerals f off .reference f l :designates .aYmotor gvehicle of appropriatelconstrucition, provided with Kwhat.-isreom-` ti-iat is, the .top :.iscons'tructed-as a 'ii-Xeral part ofthevehicle in efontradistinction Lkto the,-fs.o l

`and Tit is, provicletl Vwith r-abbeted portions, `having 'windowistripaTo, therein,l as Will :ibo

Well :understood The flower aside ledges -o't' tretop constitute Pthei"tofp lrails o'f the `Window iframe; -for-emain@le,ftihevone-designated 6, f4, :isfprovided with a grooved gportion, tothesidesfof 'which maybe secured ses'hlsufp-po-rting raiis, 8 land-9-,eacli `sash consisting of the usual rectangular iltr-aine .10., totheifbop iraii, 1150i lwhichare fastened the hangers. x ingo-f a plate,12,' having-adrig, lffgtowhieh ispivotetl'a'bar, 14,1on'the free/endefav'liich ism-roller ler iwheel, $15, oiset with respect Ito the toprail,1=1 and-riding in-foueol' tlie.-sash Supporting irai-ls, f8 or ff).'The xbar, i151, :is yieldingly A'se'ctymed tto the top l' r-aiil, t1,tlimugti the pl ate', i12, by -va A"Fixed 'pin, 1.6 carried by theapila'rte, 12, and passing litfliroiig'h tween which andthe floor of therecess, '18,1is' an expansion spring, 191,1.eoiled faibon't the pin,`i16,=.as i ilbefclearly .seen lin iFig. o. it a hanger miete, f12,12ismear each .end Lot each sash, :thattwo Wheels foradises, .15,.vf'il'1rideimoi of tlieiguiidez'rails, 81er. 9, fit will biev iapparent f thautthe Weight oit the sash `readily slide longitudinally. of the car.

Each hanger is shown asfeensist-\` willtiefearriedfhythespringiltvThiel-ettore,

When', however, it is desired to maintain the sashes in fixed positionwith respect to the frames, they may be locked through the medium of acam, 20, pivoted Vin the flanges, 2l and 22, of a channel, 23, which isalso fastened to the top rail, 11, of the sash, preferably about middleway between the ends of the sash. The cam, 20, can be actuated by alever, 24, (see Fig. G) so that the toe of it will bear against the dog,20', pivoted in the flanges, 21 and 22. The dog has a roughened surface,which is adapted to engage the roughened surface of the strip, 120, inthe groove, 7. l At the same time, the sash will be forced downwardlyuntil the lower rail comes into frictional contact with the window stripcarried by the bottom rail of the frame. Then the sash will be lockedagainst longitudinal movement. In the actual construction of a car, Imay arrange a plurality of sashes on each side of the motor vehicle, asshown in Fig. 2. In Fig. l, both sashes shown in Fig. 2 are slid back,leaving the front open. rlhey can also both be slid forward, leaving themiddle portion open, or they may both be moved sligl'itly to uncoverpart of the middle and part of the front portion of the motor vehicle.In other words, the sashes may be arranged end to end, they may overlapeach other partly, or they may overlap each other entirely. It will beapparent that in a construction similar to that herein described, thesashes would be easy to manipulate. They vcan be easily slid along theirrails and readily fixed rigidly with respect to thel rest of the motorvehicle, when it is desired to lock them against movement.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a motor vehicle having a window frame, asash-supporting rail at the top of the window frame, a sliding sash,hangers carried by the top rail of the sash, each hanger eo-n'iprising apivoted bar having a free end normally urged toward the top rail of the.window frame, and a roller carried byl the free end of the bar, theroller being supported by the sashsupporting rail. i

2. In combination` with a motor vehicle having a wind-ow frame, asash-supporting rail at the top of the window frame, a slid-v ing sash,hangers carried by the top rail of the sash, each hanger comprising apivoted bar having a free end normally urged toward the top rail of thewindow frame, a

roller carried by the free end of the bar, the roller being supported bythe sash-supporting rail, and means for locking the sash againstmovement.

3. In comb'nation with a motor vehicle having a window frame, asash-supporting rail at the top, of the window frame, a sliding sash,hangers carried by t-he top rail of the sash, each hanger comprising apivotedv bar having a free end normally urged toward the top rail of thewindow frame, a roller carried by the free end of the bar, the rollerbeing supported by the sash-supporting rail, and means for forcing thelower` rail of the window sash. against the frame to hold it againstsliding movement.

4. In combination, a window frame, a slidable sash in the window frame,a pivotedlever carried by the top rail of the sash, a roller on one endof the lever, a pin projecting from the top rail of the sash through thelever, and an expansion spring carried by the pin and bearing againstthe lever to force its free end normally down, anda rail on which theroller rides.

5. In combination, a window frame, a slidable sash in the window frame,a pivoted lever carried by the top rail of the sash, a roller on one endof the lever, a pin projecting from the top rail of the sash through thelever, an expansion spr-i ng carried by the pin and bearing against thelever to force its free end normally down, a rail on which the rollerrides, and a cam for forcing it down against the action of the spring tocause the lower end of the sash to engage the lower rail of the frame.

6. In combination with a motor vehicle having a window frame, asash-supporting rail at the top of the window frame, a sash yieldinglysupported by the rail and nor-- mally above the lower rail of the frame,a frictional strip on the bottom of the top member of the frame, apivoted dog, having a roughe-ned surface to engage the strip, and apivoted cam for forcing the dog into fricional engagement with thestrip.

7. In combination with a motor vehicle having a window frame, asash-supporting rail at the top, of the window frame, a sash yieldinglysupported by the Irail and normally above the lower rail of the frame, africtional strip on the bottom of the top member of the frame, a pivoteddog, having a roughened surface to engage the strip, a pivoted cam forforcing the dog into frictional engagement with the strip, and forforcing the lower rail of the sash into engagement with the bottom ofthe frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my sifrnature.

sAMUEL sriroN.

